Conium maculatum(COIMA)

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Last modification: 2002-08-22

Basic information

EPPO code:
COIMA

Preferred name:
Conium maculatum

Authority:
Linnaeus

Notes

Mediterranean (probable origin). Widely introduced in ancient times as a weed and medicinal plant throughout Europe, Caucasus, Siberia, Russian Far East, Central Asia, China. Now also introduced elsewhere, including North America. All parts of the plant are highly toxic

European Union funding:
For a three-year period (2018-12-11 to 2021-12-10), EPPO has been awarded an EU grant for the further development of the EPPO code system (agreement nb: SANTE/2018/G5/EPPO/SI2.793173). The EU Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information from this project subsequently included in the EPPO Global Database.